Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 23, 2016
Submitted
August 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40714
Aircraft time
9,214 hours, 2,976 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autothrottle Sys
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL POWER WAS AT 42 PERCENT N1 AT WHICH TIME OUR DESCENT RATE INCREASED DUE TO A SINKER. AUTOTHROTTLES DID NOT ADEQUATELY RESPOND SO CAPTAIN INTERVENED AND INCREASED THRUST MANUALLY. WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HARD LANDING WITHOUT PILOT INTERVENTION. WIND WAS 010-7KTS. ACFT GROUNDED. FLIGHT FAULT REVIEW SHOWS NO FAULTS LAST LEG. ACCOMPLISHED LAND VERIFY, REF AMM 22-11-00. OPS NORMAL. HGS OPS NORMAL, REF AMM 34-36-00. ACFT REMAINS CAT 3 AUTOLAND AND HGS, SCREW REFLECTS SAME.